Given name & surname
Nazaire
“a man from Nazareth”
Nazaire is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “a man from Nazareth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “a man from Nazareth.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nazaire through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 232
- 232 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,775 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,775 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 204 as a first name in 2020; 936 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nazaire’s family of names
Nazaire shares a linguistic root with Nazario. Nazaire has a related form in Nazare. In French usage, Nazaire has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Nazario.
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Around the world
Nazaire has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Nazariovariant · Italian
- Nazarevariant
- Nazarovariant
- Nazariusvariant · English
- Nasarriovariant
- Nasareovariant
- Nazorvariant
- Nazayrevariant
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nazaire
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